Complex metal compounds of azo dyestuffs



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Patented Feb. 19, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COMPLEX METALCOMPOUNDS or A zo DYEST-UFFS No Drawing. Application June 30, 1933,Serial No. 678,542. In Germany July 16, 1932 Claims.

The present invention relates to new complex metal compounds of azodyestuffs and a process of. producing same. i

We have found that valuable complex metal compounds of azo dyestuffs areobtained by treating azo dyestuffs containing at least one acid group,namely a'sulphonic or carboxylic acid group and containing as thecoupling component a B-hydroxyquinoline, with agents supplying heavymetals for examplev copper, manganese, chromium, iron, nickel andcobalt. Suitable 8- hydroxy-quinolines are B-hydroxyquinoline itself andits derivatives such as 8-hydroxyquino- 1ine-5-sulphonic acid, 5-methyl-8-hydroxyquinoline, phenylimino-8-hydroxyquinolines, 5'-chlor8-hydroxy-quinoline and 8-hydroxyquinoline carboxylic acids. Any desireddiazo compound may be used in the preparation of the az'o dyestuffs tobe converted into complex heavy metal compounds. The complex metalcompounds obtained according to the present invention are especiallysuitable for dyeing leather and silk on which they yield beautiful,full,'for example brown or green, shade-s distinguished by very goodfastness to light. The said dyestuffs are also suitable for dyeing Wool.

The treatment may be effected under ordinary pressureypreferably,however, it is carried out at elevated pressure. Usually the treatmentis completedin some hours, for example in 3, or 20 hours; according tothe desired effect, the treatment may, however, be continued for ashorter or a longer period.

The following examples will further illustrate the nature of thisinvention but the inventionis not restricted to these examples. Theparts are by Weight.

Ezvample 1 32.9 parts of the azo dyestufi obtained by couplingdiazotized metanilic acid with 8-hydroxyquinoline are dissolved in from500 to 600 parts of water and heated in a closed vessel for 3 hours at110 C. under the pressure developed with a solution of chromium formatecontaining 9.7 parts of CI2O3. The resulting dyestuif is then salted outand dried. It dyes leather beautiful yellow-brown shades the said dyeingbeing fast to light. When used for dyeing wool the dyestuff yieldsorange shades of very good fastness to' washing and fulling.

The complex iron compound of the same azo dyestuff may be prepared in ananalogous manner by means of ferric acetate; it dyes leather beautifulchocolate-brown shades.

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A dyestuff having a yellow-brown shade is obtained by treating the azodyestufi obtainable from aniline and 8-hydroxy-quinoline-5-su1- phonicacid with agents supplying chromium; this dyestuff dyes leather and woolorange yellow Example? 34.3 parts of theazo dyestuifobtained fromdiazotized sulphanilic acid and 5-methyl-8-hydroxyquinolineare dissolvedin from 500 to 600 parts of 'water and heated with a solution ofchromium formate in the manner describedin Example 2. The resultingdyestuff yields brown dyeings on leather. V. i.

The corresponding copper compound maybe obtained by heating the initialdyestufi with a solution of copper sulphate or tetramine cupricsulphate.

Example 3 39.3 parts of the azo dyestuff obtained from diazotized1.l-naphthylamine-sulphonic acid 5 and 5-methyl -8-hydroxyquinoline''are dissolved in from 500' to 600 parts of water and heated in a closedvessel for 3 hours at 110 C. under the pressure developed with asolution of chromium formate containing9.7 parts of CI203. The resultingdyestufi is salted'out and. dried. It dyes leather beautiful brownshades.

Example 4 Example 5 I 59.3 parts of the disazo dyestufi derived from 1molecular proportion of diazotized aminoazobenzene disulphonic acid SOgHand 1 molecular proportion of 8-hydroxy-quinoline-5-s1'1lphonic acid aretreated with chromium formate in the manner described in Example 1.Instead of chromium formate, the equivalent amount of chromium fluoride,acetate, sulphate or other chromium salt may be employed. The resultingdyestuff yields brown-red dyeings on leather and silk.

Example 6 62.1 parts of the disazo dyestuff obtainable from 1 molecularproportion of benz'idine2,2'- disu1- phonic acid, 1 molecular proportionof 8-oxyquinoline and 1 molecular proportion of resorcin are,

Example 7 68.5 parts of the disazo dyestufl? obtained by coupling1,8-aminonaphthol-S,fi-disulphonic acid with diazotized picramic acid,diazotizing the compound thus obtained and coupling it with 8-oxyquinoline are dissolved in 600 to 800 parts of Water and chromed asdescribed in Example 6. The dyestufi obtained yields on leather dyeingsof Russian green shades.

Example 8 37.4 parts of the dyestuif obtainable from diazotizedpara-nitraniline and 8-hydroxyquinoline-5.-sulphonic acid are dissolvedin between 500 and .600 parts of Water and heated to boiling for 12 to15 hours with a solution of chromium formate containing chromium in anamount corresponding to 9.7 parts of CrzOa.

The dyestuif obtalnedls salted out and dried. jsisting of complexchromium compounds of m dyestuffs containing as the coupling componentIt dyes wool yellow red shades of excellent fastness u properties.

' Example 9 35.9 parts of the dyestufi obtainable by coupling diazotizedortho-anisidine with 8-hydroxyquinoline--sulphonic acid are dissolved inbetween 500 and 600 parts of water and treated with a chromium formatesolution as described in the foregoing example. The dyestuff obtaineddyes leather fullbrown shades.

Example 10 43.5 parts of the dyestufi obtainable by coupling diazotizedpicramic acid with 8-hydroxyquinoline-S-sulphonic acid are dissolved inbetween 500 and 600 parts of water and heated to boiling for 3 hourstogether with a solution of chromium formate the chromium content ofwhich corresponds to 9.7 parts of- CrzOa. The dyestufi obtained issalted out and-dried. It dyes wool brown-violet shades of good Iastness'to washing and fulling. 1 Ina similar manner complex chromium com--(pounds of other ortho-hydroxyazo dyestuffs may be obtained, forexample those of the dyestufls derived from the coupling component8-hy-' droxyquinoline-5-sulphonic acid and the following diazocomponents:Para-chlor-ortho-amlnophenol, 5-nitro-ortho-amino-phenol,4-nitroortho-aminophenol-6-su1phonic acid and the like.

Whatwe claim is:--

1. The process of producing complex metal compounds of azo dyestuifswhich comprises'reacting anv azo dyestuif containing at least one acidgroup and containing as the coupling component an 8-hydroxyquinoline, insubstance with an agent supplying a heavy metal.

2. Substances capable of dyeing fibers and consisting of complex heavymetal compounds of azo dyestuffs containing as the coupling component anB-hydroxyquinoline.

. 3. Substances capable of dyeing fibers and consisting of complex ironcompounds of azo dyestuifs containing as the coupling component an8-hydroxyquino1ine.

4. Substances capable of dyeing'fibers and conan 8-hydroxyquinoline.

5. The substance capable of dyeing fibers and consisting of the complexchromium compound of the azo dyestuff corresponding to the formula HANSKRZIKALLA. WALTER LIMBACHER.'

